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Great article, completely agree. I teach chorus he...

2012-01-10T14:15:14.481-05:00

Great article, completely agree. I teach chorus here in Ktown and even though we preach concert etiquette like it is gospel, the audience is AWFUL. So, I feel your pain and I'm trying to help by teaching our kids what's rude and what's ok!

Secondly- it is not always okay to stand at a concert! Take a cue from the rest of the audience- if you're the only one standing, it would be polite to move to a side aisle or the back where you're not disrupting everyone else.

I feel I must clarify. I agree some shows demand a...

2011-12-18T08:13:00.901-05:00

I feel I must clarify. I agree some shows demand an active audience, this was not that type of show and that is not the type of standing up I was referring too.

What i was saying is that people were getting up and going in and out of the theater the entire time. Not expressing excitement abotu the music, but going to get a drink or go to the bathroom.

That is the type of up and down that I dislike and feel is totally disrespectful.

And honest_d, if you met me, you would know a cantancerous old man is all I ever wanted to be when I grow up.

Play = sit down Symphony = sit down Concert = do w...

2011-12-17T17:42:35.320-05:00

Play = sit down
Symphony = sit down
Concert = do whatever the music makes you feel. If you can't deal with the surroundings, might I suggest a live DVD.

Are you becoming the person you always promised yourself you wouldn't?

Who sits at a concert? How lame is that? Stop ta...

2011-12-15T09:24:58.758-05:00

Who sits at a concert? How lame is that? Stop talking, stop playing with your phone, get up and dance. And if you tell me to sit down, I'm going to tell you NO.

I am not familiar with the artist, but is it weird...

2011-12-14T10:17:33.201-05:00

I am not familiar with the artist, but is it weird to stand up at a concert? I can understand a play or a movie, but a concert?

during It's a Wonderful Life at the Tennessee ...

2011-12-13T10:29:44.828-05:00

during It's a Wonderful Life at the Tennessee Theatre some idiot was taking pictures of the screen with their phone. it makes me want to stay home more than i already do

I went to the West High School Christmas concert a...

2011-12-13T10:04:54.896-05:00

I went to the West High School Christmas concert at St. John's downtown last week. It was really lovely- the space was beautiful and the kids did such a great job.

BUT, the couple and their kid behind us made noise the WHOLE entire time.

The lady took about a thousand pictures, so through the whole concert, I heard the shutter sound and beeping. I wanted to turn around and ask her if she knew she could turn the fake shutter sound off on her digital camera, but I didn't. Their child moved around the whole time, but the couple didn't stop it because they were too busy whispering to one other.

It was beyond frustrating, mostly because they were oblivious to how rude they were being to the performers and everyone around them.

I can't count how many times I've been to the Bijou and witnessed the awkward experience of hearing someone ask another person to be quiet or quit kicking their chair, etc. I chalk a lot of people's rudeness in these situations to too much alcohol and/or too little intelligence.

What about the concert phenomenon that, two songs ...

2011-12-13T08:17:16.482-05:00

What about the concert phenomenon that, two songs in, it's okay to jump to your feet for the rest of the show? The last time this happened to me it was not an over-the-top rockin' show, we had reserved seats in a theatre type of venue, and the person in front of me stood up. He was about 65 by the way. This meant I had to stand as well, if i wanted to see. I tapped him on the shoulder and told him I didn't pay $35 to look at his butt, and he went and found the usher/security guard (couldn't quite tell which) who told me "they're allowed to stand up." ? We're "allowed" to do all kinds of things but that's not the same as what is the considerate thing. This kind of "Me me me" attitude is killing live art of all kinds and that just might kill me.

Agreed. My wife and I had season tickets to the sy...

2011-12-13T08:06:06.765-05:00

Agreed. My wife and I had season tickets to the symphony last season. One evening, we sat next to a couple with a child about 10 years old. The child brought in some sort of handheld game and played it the whole first half of the show. During intermission, we politely told them the game was distracting with all the flashing and stuff. They seemed quite offended, but the second half of the show, the child didn't play the game. You're right, some people just don't know how to behave in certain circumstances.